Refugee Adder - Revision history

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 == Overview ==
-Seeing an '''Xpat''' (pronounced expat) '''Refugee Adder''' in space, reminds a commander of Cosmos' most grim destinies.  Not often alone, but in groups, flocks of unfortunates and other fugitives to whom the ship represents last hope and desperate dream of freedom, but usually unaware of how extremely bleak the chances are of ever reaching the destination.  Cynics refer to them as 'transients' due to their short life expectancy.
+Seeing an '''Xpat''' (pronounced expat) '''Refugee Adder''' in space, reminds a commander of the Cosmos's most grim destinies.  Not often found alone (they are usually in groups), these flocks of unfortunates and other fugitives - to whom their ship represents a last hope and a desperate dream of freedom - are usually unaware of how extremely bleak the chances are of ever reaching a welcoming destination.  Cynics refer to them as 'transients' due to their short life expectancy.
 [[Image:Xpat-assault.png|thumb|258px|left|The usual inhospitable welcome]]
 == History ==
-After "The Inus Miracle", when ''Ib Martin'' successfully rescued himself and 68 fellow victims of cruel prosecution in a secretly modified [[Adder (Oolite)|Adder]] to reach safety on [[Sector1/Aleusqu|Aleusqu]], whispered news of hope began spreading at hyperspeed.  The schematics of Martin's Xpat modifications, a widely discounted patent by disgraced inventors Uli Gestirner and Pep Astroianni, were widely broadcast, and not long after, the first recorded spate of refugees took flight. Scores of the suppressed and poverty-stricken migrants grasped at the opportunity to find better lives, and initially a large number succeeded.
+After "The Inus Miracle", when ''Ib Martin'' successfully rescued himself and 68 fellow victims of cruel persecution in a secretly modified [[Adder (Oolite)|Adder]] to reach safety on [[Sector1/Aleusqu|Aleusqu]], whispered news of hope began spreading at hyperspeed.  The schematics of Martin's Xpat modifications, a widely discounted patent by disgraced inventors Uli Gestirner and Pep Astroianni, were widely broadcast, and not long after, the first recorded spate of refugees took flight. Scores of the suppressed and poverty-stricken migrants grasped at the opportunity to find better lives, and initially a large number succeeded.
 At first [[GalCop]] were slow to react, but gradually, as pressure from the wealth lobby increased, they took to a substantially more firm line of action.  When it finally became evident that Xpats had become a favourite camouflage of slave-traders, the Reprobate Act was passed, and police were given orders to decommission Xpats upon sight. Tragically, this has done little to deter new waves of uninformed, desperate refugees.
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 [[Image:IA_xpatdrift2.jpg|thumb|400px|left|An Iron Ass Xpat at near full speed.]]
 == Modifications ==
-The Martin Xpat modifications are possible to implement at enthusiast mechanic level, although there have been deadly accidents with Xpats before they ever got off the ground.  The hull is extended threefold, and the engine is moved and reshaped into a spinning drive, simply called the Martin, which manages to produce enough power for planetary exit with the added weight, and maintain witchjump capability as long as the workmanship is solid.  Often it isn't, as the second most common Xpat fatality is hull shredding upon entering Witchspace.
+The Martin Xpat modifications are possible to implement at the enthusiast mechanic level, although there have been deadly accidents with Xpats before they ever got off the ground.  The hull is extended threefold, and the engine is moved and reshaped into a spinning drive, simply called the Martin, which manages to produce enough power for planetary exit with the added weight, and maintain witchjump capability as long as the workmanship is solid.  Often it isn't, as the second most common Xpat fatality is hull shredding upon entering Witchspace.
 The space expansion raises the potential passenger and cargo capacity a great deal, comfortably fitting 70 humanoids.  The highest recorded number of passengers, is 128, but those were undoubtedly inhumane conditions.
 == Slave-trafficking ==
-The slave trade caught on early to the vast number of convoys that suddenly were common in space, overwhelming authorities.    Both big crime and small-time peddlers took to the trend of shipping slaves by cover of the immigrants, and found no reason to change strategy until the Reprobate Act came into effect.  Since, only truly desperate slave-traders choose to do their business in an Xpat.
+The slave trade caught on early to the vast number of convoys that suddenly were common in space, overwhelming authorities.    Both big crime and small-time peddlers took to the trend of shipping slaves by cover of the immigrants, and found no reason to change strategy until the Reprobate Act came into effect.  Since then, only truly desperate slave-traders choose to do their business in an Xpat.
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 [[File:Prohip xpat1.jpg|thumb|right|600px|The PROHIP version of the Xpat, once again turned away from a station..]]

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 == Links ==
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=11059#p11059 ...I did this experiment with a refugee-packed Adder] Murgh (2005)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=11059#p11059 ...I did this experiment with a refugee-packed Adder] Murgh (2005)
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5857 Refugee Adder?] OXP lost (2009)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=5857 Refugee Adder?] OXP lost (2009)
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6078 Finding OXP's] (2009)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=6078 Finding OXP's] (2009)
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6338 The Search for the Refugee Adder] (2009)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6338 The Search for the Refugee Adder] (2009)
-*[http://www.aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=158580#p158580 Still lost] (2011)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?p=158580#p158580 Still lost] (2011)
-*[http://aegidian.org/bb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21210 Refugee Adders (Murgh .oxp)] (2022)
+*[https://bb.oolite.space/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=21210 Refugee Adders (Murgh .oxp)] (2022)
 *Author: [[User:Murgh|Murgh]]
 *[[Ethics]]

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	*Author: [[User:Murgh\|Murgh]]		*Author: [[User:Murgh\|Murgh]]
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 == Broadcast Comms ==
 The [[BroadcastComms MFD]] allows more interaction with the Refugee Adders...
 == Links ==

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 == Slave-trafficking ==
 The slave trade caught on early to the vast number of convoys that suddenly were common in space, overwhelming authorities.    Both big crime and small-time peddlers took to the trend of shipping slaves by cover of the immigrants, and found no reason to change strategy until the Reprobate Act came into effect.  Since, only truly desperate slave-traders choose to do their business in an Xpat.
-[[File:Prohip xpat1.jpg|thumb|right|420px|The PROHIP version of the Xpat, once again turned away from a station..]]
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 ==Download==
 *[http://capnhack.com/hosting/oolite/Oolite/OXPs/xptadder.zip XptAdder.OXP] v1.0 (2005) from CapnHack.com
 *[[Iron Ass OXP#Volume 4|Iron Ass Vol.4]] (2022) contains a dark metal retro version of the Xpat
 *[https://app.box.com/s/jlhfz4sj3fipjc3i4wyy9yud1al5blsm PROHIP Xpat b1] (2022) a progressive high-poly version
 == Links ==

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 == History ==
-After "The Inus Miracle", when ''Ib Martin'' successfully rescued himself and 68 fellow victims of cruel prosecution in a secretly modified [[Adder (Oolite)|Adder]] to reach safety on [[Sector1/Aleusqu|Aleusqu]], whispered news of hope began spreading at hyperspeed.  The schematics of Martin's Xpat modifications, a widely discounted patent by disgraced inventors Uli Gestimmer and Pep Astroianni, were widely broadcast, and not long after, the first recorded spate of refugees took flight. Scores of the suppressed and poverty-stricken migrants grasped at the oportunity to find better lives, and initially a large number succeeded.
+After "The Inus Miracle", when ''Ib Martin'' successfully rescued himself and 68 fellow victims of cruel prosecution in a secretly modified [[Adder (Oolite)|Adder]] to reach safety on [[Sector1/Aleusqu|Aleusqu]], whispered news of hope began spreading at hyperspeed.  The schematics of Martin's Xpat modifications, a widely discounted patent by disgraced inventors Uli Gestirner and Pep Astroianni, were widely broadcast, and not long after, the first recorded spate of refugees took flight. Scores of the suppressed and poverty-stricken migrants grasped at the oportunity to find better lives, and initially a large number succeeded.
 [[Image:IA_xpatdrift.jpg|thumb|400px|left|An Xpat at near full speed.]]
 At first [[GalCop]] were slow to react, but gradually, as pressure from the wealth lobby increased, they took to a substantially more firm line of action.  When it finally became evident that Xpats had become a favourite camouflage of slave-traders, the Reprobate Act was passed, and police were given orders to decommission Xpats upon sight. Tragically, this has done little to deter new waves of uninformed, desperate refugees.